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Our research lies at the nexus of ecology and evolutionary biology
We take an integrative and multi-faceted approach to understanding the role that ecological interactions have played in shaping the striking diversity of life on our planet. We use plant-animal interactions as model systems for connecting ecological processes and macroevolutionary patterns. Specific systems include plant-bodyguard defense mutualisms, herbivore- and pathogen-host interactions, and plant-pollinator interactions. We integrate a diverse set of approaches, including comparative phylogenetic modeling, community & chemical ecology, microbiome sequencing, genomics, and manipulative field experiments. Read more about our research here!
Research in the Weber Lab has been funded by an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Grant (NSF 1831164), an NSF CAREER Grant (NSF 2236747), and an NSF IUSE Grant (NSF 2012014).
Research in the Weber Lab has been funded by an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Grant (NSF 1831164), an NSF CAREER Grant (NSF 2236747), and an NSF IUSE Grant (NSF 2012014).
We are also the home of Project Biodiversify: An online repository of teaching tools to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging in STEM classrooms.
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The Weber Lab is located at the University of Michigan in the heart of the Great Lakes state. We are housed in the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department.
The lab is often looking to recruit motivated undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. Click here for more information if you are interested in joining the lab!
The lab is often looking to recruit motivated undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. Click here for more information if you are interested in joining the lab!
Lab News!!
Marjorie is named as one of Science News' top 10 scientists to watch
PhD Student Bruce Martin defends his PhD and recieves an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship to go to UGA! Congratulations, Bruce!
HUGE Congratulations to Weber lab graduate students Rosy Glos, Abbey Soule, and Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt who were all awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year!!! So proud of you three!
Marjorie was awarded the NSF CAREER award! The grant will start in September 2023. Stay tuned for more updates!!
The Weber Lab moved to University of Michigan! We are looking forward to starting our new chapter here! Yay Wolverines!
Postdoc Margaret Fleming on NPR this week!
Liz talks about our STEM education social justice grant on The Bug Podcast! Learn more about Liz's great work at datanuggets.org!
The bottle from the 141st year of The Beal Seed Experiment has been unearthed! Check out coverage from The New York Times (and here), NPR, IFL Science, WKAR, Business Standard, WVIK.
Project Biodiversify is teaming up with Data Nuggets and University of Auburn researcher Cissy Ballen in our newly funded NSF IUSE grant: "Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models to Increase the Impact of Data Literacy Instruction on Student Interest and Retention in STEM!"
More news here!
Banner Photo of ant drinking from extrafloral nectary by Ellen Woods!
"Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from"
- Terry Tempest Williams